Dumb choices include: raw dogging it with a man whom’s name she does not know, allowing him to hire a child you are a social worker for when you know damn well he deal drugs, and doing cocaine with him because his ex girlfriend made you jealous. Lexi is a really strong female lead in this book and I love that she kept her wits about her, even though she again made some really dumb life choices. I personally could never find that arousing but I know there are people who do and I feel that Aurora was trying to show her audience that kink does not make you any less human or any less a powerful female.

There is a scene in this book where a rape role play happens. She wanted to break down the idea of stereotypes, explain that you are not bizarre or odd or broken because you like things sexually that others would condemn as not socially acecptable. I feel that Aurora had her heart in the right place when she wrote this book. The lack of consent in this book does make me a tad queazy. Twitch is controlling not only in her life but in their sexual activities as well. I hate to draw similarities to 50 Shades Of Grey because this book has far more positive attributes then Shades, but this does book holds on to the same cliche of ‘abusive lover and a girl wanting to change him’. When she is assaulted in her parking garage, our stalker comes to her rescue and the weird extremely abusive relationship of this story starts. The first being that she has a guy who stalks her whom she tells no one about and feel is not a threat. Lexi is a sweet kind hearted woman who in my opinion makes some really dumb life choice. Twitch takes to a life of crime while Lexi ends up in foster care with a wonderful adoptive mother who moves her to Australia where she ends up becoming one of those amazing social workers that are a sad rarity in this world. Our main characters Twitch (yes that is what his characters is called for like 90% of this book), and Lexi met once as kids, an event that left Twitch emotionally confused and bitter. First off before your read the rest of this review I want to say this book is a treasure trove of triggering topics and situations, that for those who have struggled from/with abuse, sexual assault, or any type of unhealthy relationship I really don’t recommend this book for you. There were so many parts I really liked and so many parts that I face palmed and shook my head. Your heart is a moron.” Is basically my life story. So before I start this review I want to say the tag line for this book “ Don’t listen to your heart. Other Books In Series: Dirty ( Release date TBD)

Genre: New Adult, Abuse, Contemporary Romance

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